UPSC History The Gupta Empire Question Bank Gupta and Post Gupta: Hunas, Vardhanas

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    Out of eighteen rulers of the family at least one -third were women. This statement is applicable to

    A)  Bhaumakaras               

    B)  Chalukyas

    C)  Rastrakutas                  

    D)  Kakatiyas

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Out of eighteen rulers of the family, at least one- third were women. This statement is applicable to Bhaunakaras. In the course of the 16th and 17th centuries during the Sultanate of Women, women of the imperial Harem had extraordinary influence on politics of Ottoman Empire. Many of the Sultans during this time were minors and it was their mothers, sometimes daughters of the sultan as Mihrimah Sultan, leaders of the Harem, who effectively ruled the empire. Most of these women were of slave origin.


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